Table 5 The list of gender roles items collected via the survey and their sources
From: Gender roles perceptions and ideal number of children: case study of Emirati youth
Survey item | Survey/questionnaire borrowed from | References |
|---|---|---|
A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work | ISSP/GSS (2022) Study: ZA5900—International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles V—ISSP 2022 A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work | |
A pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works | Adjusted form WVS/EVS (2017/2022) Q28. When a mother works for pay, the children suffer (Pre-school child suffers with working mother) | Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: All Rounds—Country-Pooled Datafile Version: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWVL.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute |
A job is alright but what most women really want is a home and children | ISSP (2017/2022) Study: ZA5900—International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles IV—ISSP 2012 V8—Q1d Working woman: What women really want is home and kids | |
Having a job is the best way for a woman to be an independent person | EVS (2010/2020) Having a job is the best way for a woman to be an independent person | EVS (2020): European Values Study Longitudinal Data File 1981–2008 (EVS 1981–2008). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4804 Data file Version 3.1.0, https://europeanvaluesstudy.eu/methodology-data-documentation/evs-methodology/ |
In general, fathers are as well suited to look after their children as mothers | PEW/National Parent Survey (2013–2022) | Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Roper Center at Cornell University. https://www.pewresearch.org/question-search/ |
Men should take as much responsibility as women for the home and children | Gallup (2017/2022) Statement Adjusted from Gender roles surveys | https://news.gallup.com/poll/283979/women-handle-main-household-tasks.aspx |
When jobs are scarce, men have more right to a job than women | WVS/EVS (2017/2022) Q33 When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women | Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: All Rounds—Country-Pooled Datafile Version: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWVL.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute |
Being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay | WVS/EVS (2017/2022) Q32 Being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay | Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: All Rounds—Country-Pooled Datafile Version: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWVL.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute |
It is better for a family if husband earns more than wife | Adjusted from PEW (2013) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It’s generally better for a marriage if the husband earns more money than his wife | Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Roper Center at Cornell University. https://www.pewresearch.org/question-search/ |
When deciding about the marriage partner the most important is to follow the advice of parents | Designed by authors | Â |
Both husband and wife should equally do the work on household (cooking, cleaning, shopping, repairing etc.) | Designed by authors | Â |